UPMC Park Info Guide

From the South:
Take US 79 North to East 12th Street (Exit 183A). Take a left onto State Street and a right onto 10th Street. Ballpark is located on the left hand side on 10th Street.

From the North:
Take I-90 West to US 79 North. Exit onto East 12th Street (Exit 183A). Take a left onto State Street and a right onto 10th Street. Ballpark is located on the left hand side on 10th Street.

From the West:
Take I-90 East to US 79 North. Exit onto East 12th Street (Exit 183A). Take a left onto State Street and a right onto 10th Street. Ballpark is located on the left hand side on 10th Street.

From the East:
Take I-86 West towards Erie. Merge onto I-90 West. Take the PA-430 exit (Exit 32) Turn right onto PA-430 W/Bayfront Connector. Continue to follow Bayfront Connector. Turn left onto East 12th St. Turn right onto Holland then left onto 10th Street. Ballpark is located on the right hand side of 10th Street.

UPMC Park, formerly Jerry Uht Park, has been the crown jewel of the Erie sports scene since the SeaWolves inception in 1995. Since that time, over five-million fans have passed through the gates to enjoy high-quality professional baseball. Fans have been treated to the likes of All-Stars Justin Verlander, Curtis Granderson and Eugenio Suarez in the intimate, downtown ballpark.

From 1995-98 the SeaWolves were a short-season affiliate of the Pittsburgh Pirates, playing in the New York-Penn League. In 1999, the SeaWolves began as a full-season, Double-A club playing in the historic Eastern League. Erie spent its first two seasons as an Anaheim Angels affiliate before forging an ongoing partnership with the Detroit Tigers in 2001.

The ballpark features six 20-guest luxury suites, a 40-person super suite, picnic areas in right and left field, three primary concession stands and a Party Deck with 20-person boxes for a semi-private, outdoor experience.

One of the unique features of UPMC Park is a raised upper deck of seats on the first base side. The first base upper deck was voted into the Top 10 seats in Minor League Baseball.

History

A group of local business people and proponents of a new ballpark named "Team Erie" helped make this downtown facility possible by obtaining $8.7 million dollars for the stadium project. The groundbreaking ceremony took place on July 27, 1994 and the project was completed just 303 days later.

According to Chuck Hall, Heery International's Project Manager for the Erie Ballpark: "Working on a baseball park was always a dream of mine, so when the chance came to manage construction of the Erie Ballpark, I jumped at the opportunity."

The first game at the "Uht" took place on June 20, 1995 against the Jamestown Jammers. In a storybook ending, Jose Guillen blasted a home run over the Civic Center in left field to win the game for Erie. A crowd of 6,300 jammed back the historic event in downtown Erie.

In 1999, Double-A baseball came to town in the form of the Anaheim Angels as a member of the Eastern League. The first game was played on April 12, 1999 in front of 5,195 fans. The first hit was collected by future big leaguer Trent Durrington when he singled to left field. The team finished the season with a record of 81-61 and were crowned Southern Division Champions.

The SeaWolves remained an Anaheim affiliate for two seasons, and in 2001, a different American League team joined affiliation with Erie...The Detroit Tigers.

The 2001 season marked an all-time high in attendance at Jerry Uht Park with over 246,000 fans coming through the turnstiles. That season, the SeaWolves finished with their best regular season record to date with 84 wins and just 58 losses to win the EL Southern Division.

In 2006, a new modern video scoreboard was added in right-center field. A two-story, right field structure, featuring a covered picnic garden and upper deck gathering space, was added as part of a $4 million upgrade.

In August 2018, Governor Tom Wolf announced that UPMC Park would receive a $12 million Redevelopment Capital Assistance Program grant to update the state-owned stadium. In 2019, the playing surface, drainage, irrigation systems and video board were replaced. In 2020, work was completed on a wide-scale upgrade including renovated restrooms, concession areas, batting cages, suites, and hospitality spaces and a new left field building to host merchandise shops and offices for both the SeaWolves and OHL Erie Otters. The building also added a Stadium Club, featuring a retractable glass wall, for year-round events. The Stadium Club connects with the Club Level of the Erie Insurance Arena.